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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Disney Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Disney Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Disney Ferry:
- 36.312019, -94.016311
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Disney Ferry
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Disney Ferry is near Washington County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Disney Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Disney Ferry ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Beaver Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beaver Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Shores
- Bland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bland is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Cross Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Hollow is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
- Electric Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Electric Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Springs
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Key ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Key is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasure Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasure Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Heights
- Prairie Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Van Winkle Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Van Winkle Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle Ferry
- War Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
How Far From Disney Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Disney Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Disney Ferry and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Disney Ferry to Bentonville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 944 miles [1,519.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,433 miles [11,962.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Disney Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Disney Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Disney Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3120, Longitude: -94.0163 In this case, the coordinates for Disney Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.455 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.202 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.894 degrees. |
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